Upholstered furniture.



No. 66|,829. P atnte'd Nov. l3,. I900.

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UPHOLSTEBED FURNITURE.

[Application filed July 16, 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

N0. 66!,829. Patented Nov. l3, I900.

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UPHOLSTEBED FURNITURE.

(Application fil ed July 16, 1900 No Model.) 2 Sheets$heet 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

WILLIAM VOGLER, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- IIALF TOGEORGE N. PHELPS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 661,829, dated November13, 1900.

Application filed July 16,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM VOGLER, a

' citizen of the United States, and a resident of West Somerville,county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Upholstered Furniture, of which the following description,in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, likecharacters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to upholstered furniture; and it has for itsobject the production of sanitary furniture of this class that is,upholstered furniturein which there is no chance for vermin to lodge inthe frame. I accomplish this object by making the frame of the articleof furniture of pieces of angle-iron suitably riveted together to formthe required shape, said frame being supported by suitable legs, and toenable the covering or up-- said nailing-strip being provided with ashoulder located at a distance from its lower edge, which shoulderreceives against it the edge.

of the upholstery, said upholstery being secured in place by tacks orother suitable means. A line of gimp is suitably secured to thenailing-strip along the line of junction of the said strip and the edgeof the upholstery, thus giving a finish to the completed article, whichin this embodiment of my invention is shown as a lounge.

The legs of the article of furniture are preferably made of the samekind of wood as the nailing-strip and are similarly ornamented.

Figure l of the drawings shows in plan View the frame of an article offurniture made in accordance with my invention Without the upholstery.Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the rabbeted nailing-strip, saidnailing-strip being partially broken away to show the mannor ofattaching it to the metal frame. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionof thenailing-strip and frame, taken on the line y y, Fig. 1, and showing themanner of attaching the upholstery 1900. Serial No. 23,698. (No model.)

and gimp to the nailing-strip; and Fig. 4 is a detail showing the mannerof attaching the legs to the metal frame.

In the production of furniture in accordance with my invention I takeangle-iron and cut it into proper lengths, which are suitably securedtogether, preferably by riveting, to form the frame of the particulararticle Lam constructing. As illustrating one embodiment of my inventionI have chosen a lounge, and my invention will be hereinafter describedwith particular reference to this article of furniture, though I wish itunderstood that the invention is not limited to lounges, but may beemployed in the manufacture of other pieces of upholstered furniture.

In making a lounge I take pieces of angleiron at a of suitable lengthsfor the ends of the lounge and other pieces I) b of suitable lengths forthe sides, and these pieces are secured together and to the legs 2 ofthe lounge to form the frame as follows: The outer sides of each leghave horizontal grooves 3 4, which are adapted to receive the horizontalportions of the angle-iron pieces a and b, as shown in Fig, 4,- thegroove 3 being preferably in a slightly-higher plane than groove 4, sothat when the angle-irons are in place the end of piece a will rest onthe end of the horizontal (See Fig. 4.) The ends of the preferably byriveting, as at 5, and the faces of the legs are preferably recessedslightly, as at 6, to receive the vertical portions of the angle-ironpieces a and b, so that the front of the said pieces a and b will bebrought flush with the face of the leg. To further strengthen the frameof the lounge, I connect the pieces I) b by cross-pieces of metal, as c,and the pieces a a by similar cross-pieces (Z d and unite the end andside pieces a and b by means of suitable ties e, which may be secured tothe .pieces a, and b in any desired manner, preferably by riveting. Whenthus constructed, the frame of the lounge is made entirely of metal, isstrong and rigid, and yet isextremely light.

It the lounge is to have a headpiece, I pivot to the pieces I) and d atf suitable bars g,

which are connected at their ends in any suitable way by the bar h, saidbar It being preferably riveted to the bars g, so as to form a rigidhead-frame. The head-frame has secured to its sides suitable brackets orears 8, to which are loosely pivoted, at 9, suitable pawls or strut-s10, the lower ends of which are free to'be moved so as to occupy anydesired position on a'suitable catch or ratchetplaie 12, saidratchet-plate preferably being located inside of the leg 2 and securedto the angle-irons a and b by any suitable securing means.

The upholsterv to be connected with the lounge, which consists,preferably, of a thin tained by suitable wire springs, su'chas represented in Patent No. 562, 940, dated June 30,

1896, granted to me, or No. 584,922, dated June 22, 1897,.granted toAlexander Y. Cochrane, such springs taking the place of ordinary hair,tow, &c., usually employed in upholstermg.

In order to provide means for securing the upholstery in place, I haveattached to the metal frame tlius far described and surrounding the samestrips of Wood 35, the wood varying in kind and ornamentation accordingto the price to be asked for the piece of furniture, the said strips,which I will call nailingstrips, being secured to the outer sides of theangle-irons a and b by suitable, screws 36, (best seen in Fig. 3,) thescrews being inserted through the angle-irons from the inside, so thatthey are not exposed at the face of the nailing-strips 35. Thenailing-strips 35 are rabbeted at adistance from their lower edges 38 toleave shoulders 39, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, against which thecoveringAO for the lounge is laid, said covering being connected withthe nailing-strip by means of suitable tacks 41. lhe shoulder 39 willfollow the contour of the nailing-strip, as shown in Fig. 2, saidcontour varying according to the ornamentation of the nailing-strip, andsaid strips are preferably made wider at their ends where they cover thelegs in order to give a more ornamental appearance to the article.

The strips and legs may be carved or ornamented in any other desiredWay.

The edge of the covering having been tacked against the shoulders 39 onthe nailing-strip, a suitable gimp, as 45, is applied along the line ofthe shoulder 39 and is tacked thereto. (See Fig. 3.)

A lounge constructed asdescribed presents to the eye a wooden framewhich may be more or less ornamental, as desired, and a covering of anydesired material, and the construction is such that in case of necessitythe coveringv scribed construction of the frame, as there is no chancefor vermin to lodge in the frame, and it is stronger, more desirable,and of lighter weight than any strong wooden-frame lounge.

Prior to my invent-ion I am not aware that an article of furniturehaving its fr'ame'composed Wholly of metal has ever had connectedtherewith permanently a wooden or other nailing-strip to receive tacksemployed to hold the covering or upholstery in position on the frame,and hence I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to alounge constructed as shown,but extends .to any article-of furnitureWhichcomprises a metal frame having permanently attached thereto awooden strip or strips to receive the tacks employed to secure thecovering in position.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. An article of furniture, havingits body or frame'composed of metal,said frame having fixedly attached to it a Wooden strip providedexternally with a shoulderlocated above its lower edge, the portion'ofthe strip above the shoulder receiving against it the covering, andbeing connected therewith by suitable tacks.

2. In an article of furniture,a body or frame composed of angle-iron,wooden legs secured A to the frame at each corner, wooden nailingstripsfixedly attached to the metal frame, said nailing-strips each having ashoulder for receiving against it the covering,aud means for securingthe covering to the nailing-strips.

3. In an article of furniture, a body or frame composed of angle-iron,wooden legs for supporting said frame, said legs having on their outerfacesgrooves to receive the angle-iron, and wooden nailing-stripsattached to the frame, said nailing-strips having a receiving portionfor the covering, and means for securing the covering thereto.

' 4. In an article of furniture, a frame or body composed ofangle-iron,'wooden legs for supporting said frame, each leg havinggrooves 'on two of its faces for the reception of a portion of the angleiron -frame, one of said grooves being located at a higher level thanthe other, wooden nailing-strips attached to the metal frame, eachnailing-strip having a portion adapted to receive the covering, andmeans to secure the covering to said strips.

5. An article of furniture having its body or frame composed ofangle-iron, andits legs made of wood, said legs each having grooves forthe reception of the angle-iron frame, and

said frame having fixedly attached to it a wooden strip providedexternally with a shoulder located above its lower edge, the portion ofsaid strip above said shoulder receiving against it the covering andbeing connected therewith by suitable tacks.

6. An article of furniture having its body IIO or frame composed ofangle-iron, and its legs made of wood, said legs each having horizontalgrooves for the reception of the horizontal portion of the angle-ironframe, one of said grooves being at a higher level than the other, andsaid frame having fixedly attached to it a wooden nailing-strip providedwith a shoulder located above its lower edge, the portion of the stripabove the shoulder receiving against it the covering and being connected1o therewith by suitable tacks.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM VOGLER.

WVitnesses:

Louis 0. SMITH, GEO. W. GREGORY.

